basic a3
$0.2320/hr
~$169.36/month on-demand in australiacentral2
The basic a3 is a General purpose instance with 4 vCPUs and 7 GiB of memory, starting at $0.232 per hour or $0.209 per hour with spot instances.
Last updated: Jan 16, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC
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Pricing Options
Savings Plan
Flexible commitment pricing
Reserved
Region & instance locked
Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
Spot Price
$0.2088/hr
~$152.42/mo
Save 10%
A-series
Switch between sizes in australiacentral2
| Size | vCPU | Mem |
|---|---|---|
| basic a0 | 1 | 1 |
| basic a1 | 1 | 2 |
| standard a0 | 1 | 1 |
| standard a1 | 1 | 2 |
| standard a1 v2 | 1 | 2 |
| basic a2 | 2 | 3 |
| standard a2 | 2 | 3 |
| standard a2 v2 | 2 | 4 |
| standard a2m v2 | 2 | 15 |
| standard a5 | 2 | 13 |
| basic a3 | 4 | 7 |
| standard a3 | 4 | 7 |
| standard a4 v2 | 4 | 7 |
| standard a4m v2 | 4 | 30 |
| standard a6 | 4 | 26 |
| basic a4 | 8 | 13 |
| standard a4 | 8 | 13 |
| standard a7 | 8 | 52 |
| standard a8 v2 | 8 | 15 |
| standard a8m v2 | 8 | 60 |
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